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Mills College
Oakland, CA
University Website: www.mills.edu
Apply Online: www.applyweb.com/apply/millsug/menu.html
University Website: www.mills.edu
Apply Online: www.applyweb.com/apply/millsug/menu.html
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Mills College is an independent liberal arts and sciences college in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally founded in 1852 as a young ladies' seminary in Benicia, California, Mills became the first women's college west of the Rockies. Currently, Mills is an undergraduate women's college in Oakland, California, with graduate programs for women and men. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and 23 graduate degrees and certificates.
In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mills fifth overall among colleges and universities in the Western U.S. and seventh in the Western U.S. in "Great Schools, Great Prices," which evaluated the quality of institutions' academics against the cost of attendance.The Princeton Review ranks Mills as one of the Best 376 Colleges and one of the top "green" colleges in the U.S.
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- Private not for profit, Four or more years
- 1501 students
- $36,428.00 avg tuition
5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland,
CA
94613
(510) 430-2255
Apply online
Admissions:
www.mills.edu/admission/index.php
Financial Aid:
www.mills.edu/student_services/fi..
Areas of Study:
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- History
- Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Natural Resources And Conservation
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Administration And Social Service Professions
- Social Sciences
- Visual And Performing Arts
Mills College
Statistics:
standards:
retention / graduation:
| Applied | 2,129 | |
| Admitted | 1,220 | 57% |
| Enrolled total | 207 | |
| Full Time: | 206 | |
| Part Time | 1 |
| Test | 25th % | 75th % |
| SAT Reading | 520 | 650 |
| SAT Math | 490 | 600 |
| SAT Writing | 510 | 620 |
| ACT Composite | 21 | 27 |
| ACT English | 0 | 0 |
| ACT Math | 0 | 0 |
| ACT Writing | 0 | 0 |
| Retention rate | 82% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 54% |
| 6-year graduation rate | 61% |
requirements:
credit:
| Open Admissions Policy | No |
| Secondary School GPA | Recommended |
| Secondary School Rank | Recommended |
| Secondary School Record | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission Test Scores | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| AP Credits | Yes |
| Dual Credit | Yes |
| Credit for Life Experiences | Yes |
Mills College
| Tuition | In-District | In-State | Out-Of-State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition | $36,428.00 | $36,428.00 | $36,428.00 |
| Full-Time Undergraduate Required Fees | $1,057.00 | $1,057.00 | $1,057.00 |
| Part-Time Undergraduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $6,072.00 | $6,072.00 | $6,072.00 |
| Avg Full Time Graduate Tuition | $27,060.00 | $27,060.00 | $27,060.00 |
| Full Time Graduate Required Fees | $917.00 | $917.00 | $917.00 |
| Part-Full Time Graduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $6,766.00 | $6,766.00 | $6,766.00 |
| Expenses | On-Campus |
Off-Campus (without family) |
Off-Campus (with family) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room and Board | $11,644.00 | $10,560.00 | $3,080.00 |
| Other Expenses | $2,000.00 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $50.00 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400.00 |
| Percent receiving aid | 97% |
| Percent receiving grant aid | 97% |
| Avg amount of grant aid | $25,176.00 |
| Percent receiving student loan aid | 71% |
| Avg amount of student loan aid | $7,635.00 |
Mills College
| Programs and majors | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES | ||||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | X | |||
| Ethnic Studies | X | |||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | X | |||
| Latin American Studies | X | |||
| Women's Studies | X | |||
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | X | |||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | X | |||
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Business/Managerial Economics | X | X | ||
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | X | X | ||
| EDUCATION | ||||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Education, General | X | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | X | |||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS | ||||
| Creative Writing | X | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | X | |||
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | X | |||
| Literature, Other | X | |||
| FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES | ||||
| Child Care and Support Services Management | X | |||
| Child Development | X | |||
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS | ||||
| Comparative Literature | X | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | X | |||
| French Language and Literature | X | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | X | |||
| HISTORY | ||||
| History, General | X | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | X | |||
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS | ||||
| Mathematics, General | X | |||
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | ||||
| Biopsychology | X | |||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | X | |||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION | ||||
| Environmental Science | X | |||
| Environmental Studies | X | |||
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES | ||||
| Philosophy | X | |||
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Chemistry, General | X | |||
| PSYCHOLOGY | ||||
| Psychology, General | X | |||
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS | ||||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | X | X | ||
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Economics, General | X | |||
| International Relations and Affairs | X | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | X | |||
| Social Sciences, Other | X | |||
| Sociology | X | |||
| Sociology and Anthropology | X | |||
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | ||||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | X | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General | X | |||
| Dance, General | X | X | ||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | X | |||
| Intermedia/Multimedia | X | |||
| Music Performance, General | X | |||
| Music Theory and Composition | X | |||
| Music, General | X | |||
| Music, Other | X | |||
Mills College Scholarships
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Presidential/Provost/Faculty/Eucalyptus Scholarship - Mills College | $18500 | Varies |
| Dean's Scholarship - Mills College | $14000 | Varies |
| Osher Scholarship | $10000 | Varies |
| Barbara Hazelton Floyd Scholarship in Music | $10000 | Varies |
| Arthur Vining Davis Science Scholarship | $10000 | Varies |
| Donner Scholarship in Music | $8000 | Varies |
| Scheffler Premedical Science Scholarship | $5000 | Varies |
| Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship | $5000 | Varies |
| Alpha Gamma Sigma Scholarship | $5000 | Varies |
| CSO Opportunity Scholarship | $2000 | May 25, 2012 |
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Schools Near Mills College
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Merritt College | 1.2mi |
| Holy Names University | 1.3mi |
| Patten University | 1.7mi |
| School of Urban Missions | 3.4mi |
| Laney College | 4.3mi |
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | 4.4mi |
| Lincoln University | 4.7mi |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | 4.9mi |
| Samuel Merritt University | 5.0mi |
| California College of the Arts | 5.1mi |
| College of Alameda | 5.1mi |
| Saint Marys College of California | 6.2mi |
| Carrington College California-San Leandro | 6.5mi |
| American Baptist Seminary of the West | 6.8mi |
| The Wright Institute | 6.9mi |
